JPS6052818B2 - Dryer for dishes etc. - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a dryer that dries objects to be dried, such as tableware, using warm air discharged from a hot air discharge hole of a hot air plate attached to an upper opening of the dryer main body.

In this type of dryer, a dish basket containing dishes to be dried is placed on a hot air plate attached to the dryer body, and hot air is blown onto the dishes from the hot air outlet of the hot air plate. This type of dryer is designed to dry tableware by blowing it against the dryer, but when using such a dryer to dry items such as tableware, the entire weight of the tableware, etc. is received by the hot air plate. There were some problems, such as the heated air panels becoming deformed and damaged.
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to attach a hot air plate removably to the top opening of the dryer main body, and to place the tip of the hot air plate on the bottom surface of the dryer body with a small gap between the bottom surface of the main body and the bottom surface of the dryer body. By adopting a configuration in which a plurality of opposing ribs are provided, the strength of the hot air plate is of course increased, and the drying efficiency is improved by rectifying the flow of hot air without using special parts. There is a dryer that can dry dishes, etc.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a dryer main body, which is constructed by standing a case 3 on the left end of a base 2 in the shape of a flat container with an open top, and a hot air generator 4 is disposed inside the case 3. It is set up.

The hot air generator 4 includes a hollow casing 5 having an inlet 5a opening to the right at the upper end and a discharge outlet 5b opening to the right at the lower end, and is attached to the casing 5. The drive motor 6 is disposed in the upper part of the casing 5 facing the suction port 5a.
A blower blade 7 is connected to a rotating shaft 6a, and an electric heater 8, such as a positive temperature coefficient thermistor, is disposed in the lower part of the casing 5, facing the discharge port 5b. Further, a plurality of legs 9 are provided on the bottom 2a of the base 2 to protrude downward, and the bottom 2a is provided with a plurality of legs 9 projecting downward.
is formed so as to be inclined downward toward approximately the center, and a drain port 10 is formed at the bottom, approximately at the center.
11 is a water tray facing the drain port 10 from below. Furthermore, a hot air plate 14 made of plastic having a large number of hot air discharge holes 14a is placed on the edge of the upper opening of the base 2, excluding the case 3 part, so that the hot air plate 14 can be used as a dryer. It is detachably attached to the upper opening of the base 2, which is the upper opening of the main body 1. On the other hand, a plurality of ribs 15 are formed on the lower surface of the hot air plate 14 so as to protrude downward;
The tip thereof is provided so as to face the inner bottom surface of the base 2 with a small gap therebetween.

Next, the operation of this embodiment having the above configuration will be explained. First, when drying tableware, as shown in FIG. A tableware basket 18 containing 17 types of tableware is placed on the tableware 14. Thereafter, when the operation switch 19 such as a timer is operated to energize the drive motor 6 and the semiconductor heater 8 of the hot air supply device 4, the air from the blower blade 7 is energized by the semiconductor heater 8 and is heated. The hot air is blown upward from the hot air discharge hole 14a of the hot air plate 14, and is blown onto the 17 types of tableware in the tableware basket 18, thereby drying the 17 types of tableware. Water droplets that have adhered to the product and fallen during drying enter the base 2 through the hot air discharge holes 1 and 4a, and further flow down the bottom 2a of the base 2 toward the drain 10, and then drain into the drain. From 10 onwards, the water falls and is stored in the water tray 11. In this case, the plastic hot air plate 14 receives the hot air from the hot air generator 4 and also receives the tableware basket 18 and the tableware 17.
It is extremely easy to deform when subjected to a similar weight, but this can be prevented by the ribs 15. That is, since the rib 15 is integrally molded so that its tip faces the inner bottom surface of the base 2 with a small gap, when the hot air plate 14 bends downward under the weight of tableware, etc. Base 2
This prevents deformation by coming into contact with the inner bottom surface of the

Further, the ribs 15 of the hot air plate 14 rectify the flow of hot air from the hot air generator 4, and the hot air is transferred to the hot air outlet 1 of the hot air plate 14.
This also provides the advantage of uniform discharge from 4a.

As is clear from the embodiments described above, the present invention not only prevents deformation of the hot air plate, but also rectifies the flow of hot air without using any separate parts to further improve the drying effect. It is possible to provide a dryer for tableware, etc., which has the following practical effects.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the invention, with FIG. 1 being a sectional view in an operating state and FIG. 2 being a tilted view thereof. In the drawing, 1 is the dryer main body, 2 is the base, 2a is the bottom, 4 is the hot air generator, 14 is the hot air plate, 14a is the hot air discharge hole, 1
5 indicates a rib.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 Place the items to be dried, such as tableware, on a hot air plate that is removably attached to the top opening of the main body that has a hot air generator, and discharge the heated air from the hot air exhaust hole provided on the hot air plate. In an apparatus for drying by discharging hot air from an air generator, the tip of the hot air plate faces the bottom surface of the main body with a small gap on the lower surface, and the material to be dried is placed on the hot air plate. A dryer for tableware, etc., characterized by having a plurality of integrated ribs that come into contact with the bottom surface of the main body by bending when weight is applied.